2023 XR650L Yoshi RS 2 Slip On, Before and After

The year is 1992... Honda just put forth its newest and biggest dual-sport: the Honda XR650L. This motorcycle is so beloved and well received by the public that Honda has just kept it going and going and going!!! Flash forward to January 2024, I realized that 2023 was the 30th anniversary of the XR650L (Yes, I evidently live in a bubble!!!) and of course I wanted one... a few days later I got one!! I was super excited!! But when I started the motor, to my shock and horror, it sounded like some little 250.. the factory exhaust was quite.. mmmm... sad sounding.... This just will NOT do!!
After a bit of a rejet (DynoJet Stage 1, 160main, 3rd needle notch, 2.25 turns on mixture screw) and installing the Yoshi RS-2 has changed that. Now, it sounds like it should! A grumbly old school air-cooled big bore thumper!!! Not shown was the de-snorkel and Twin-Air foam air filter install, Fitzco front sprocket, and the XR400 tail light installs as well as the LED Turn signals, LED flasher, and LED Diode installs......
Now she comes closer to resembling the XR500R I had and loved for so long!! Granted, this one weighs another 60-80lbs, but that just means more traction, right? right? .... Let me have my fantasy on that one :D :D

[@guyonthetube6366]

I have an RS2 on my 23 XR650L. it's pretty dang loud. Nice to know you're being heard in traffic.

[@Loshhs]

im pickup in a xr650l soon. always wanted a yoshi exhaust and now i want one even more, damn that sounds sick. you seem like a really chill dude

[@OnAnyRandomDay]

TY!!

[@shocker5370]

First time ever someone put a Yoshimura slip on a xr650L damn that’s 🔥 wicked 😀

[@robertatwater8818]

Sweet getting xr650l myself

[@ridin_solo]

Looks/sounds good!

[@markhurley512]

I put it on my 2024 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@OnAnyRandomDay]

Nice!! How do you like the sound? I really enjoy the sound it gives mine!!

[@nsricher1]

Did you use a new pipe sleeve gasket? Or does the yoshi kit come with that?

[@OnAnyRandomDay]

@@nsricher1 It does not use/require one.

[@HPDlEHPDlE]

Does this add any performance value to the bike, or is it just a visual/sound upgrade? I’ve been interested in this particular bike, a little more affordable than some of the other dual sport options. How long have you been riding it, pretty happy with it?

[@OnAnyRandomDay]

VERY happy with it. I bought it new, and while it was a great bike right out of the box, I felt it could be better. After a slip-on, Foam Air Filter, De-Snorkel, and rejet it REALLY improved the overall performance and I feel that it is perfect for me now. While the slip on itself does at a little bit of oomph to the bike, it really does need a rejet before it 'wakes up'... combine those with a foam air filter and de-snorkel and the power/torque/throttle response is improved at all RPMs. Now with all that said, there is ONE main draw back to the XR650L... It is a heavy bike. MUCH lighter than the KLR and still lighter than the DR (its main competitors), but you are still riding a 340lb motorcycle... The big advantages to the XR is that it has the most suspension travel of the three, and also the most ground clearance. It is basically a big air cooled dirt bike that honda woke up one morning and said "Hey, lets put lights on it and make it street leagal" :)

[@DaveGencay]

what jet sizes did you go with

[@OnAnyRandomDay]

@@DaveGencay 158 main, 2 needle shims, 52 pilot, 2.6 turns on the needle

[@GlorifyGodInEverything]

@@DaveGencay you should go with a jet kit and tune it to your altitude. Not everywhere is going to be the same.

[@TheGlock34man]

What model pipe did u get iam thinking about getting a xr 650 myself

[@OnAnyRandomDay]

Here is a link to the exact model I put on. I purchased it via Revzilla.com. www.yoshimura-rd.com/collections/all/products/honda-xr650l-exhaust-system-2235703

[@andy51900]

Silly question but what did you use for a license plate holder. Ive removed the stock one but having my plate laying down on the fender will likely get me pulled over where I live.

[@OnAnyRandomDay]

The bracket I used was left over from my '23 DR-Z400S when I did it's tail tidy. I needed to re-drill the mounting holes for the XR, but fit quite well and (I think...) it looks pretty good.